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manus
Latin · ancient
"hand"
hand, giving rise to manuarius (of the hand, by hand)
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Stage 2 of 3
maniere
Old French · medieval
"a way of doing something"
carried into French for a way of handling or doing something
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Stage 3 of 3
manner
English · 1200s
"a way of doing something, or polite social behavior"
settled as the English word for a way of doing something, or polite behavior
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